Michelle Thompson-Fawcett

New Zealand geographer
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Michelle Thompson-Fawcett

Summary

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett is a human[1]. She worked as an academic[2]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett held citizenship in New Zealand[4].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[5].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's professions included academic[2].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's field of work was human geography[6].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett held the position of full professor[7].
  • Among Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's employers was University of Otago[8].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's education included a stint at University of Oxford[9].
  • A notable student of Michelle Thompson-Fawcett was Callum Tony Riddle[10].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[11].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett received the University of Otago Distinguished Professor[12].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett received the Distinguished New Zealand Geographer Medal[13].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett is recorded as female[14].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett supervised Gail Tipa as a doctoral student[16].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett supervised Sophie Bond as a doctoral student[17].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's given name is recorded as Michelle[18].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's official website is recorded as http://www.otago.ac.nz/geography/staff/academic/otago088365.html[19].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[20].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Books of Mana[21].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's tribe is recorded as Ngāti Te Ata[22].
  • Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's tribe is recorded as Ngāti Whātua[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[5].

Education

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett's education included a stint at University of Oxford[9].

Career and Affiliations

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett worked as an academic[2]. Her field of work was human geography[6]. She was employed by University of Otago[8]. She held the position of full professor[7]. A notable student of her was Callum Tony Riddle[10]. Doctoral students include Gail Tipa[16], an environmental consultant[24], b. 1959[25], of New Zealand[26], awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[27] and Sophie Bond[17], a geographer[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[11]; University of Otago Distinguished Professor[12], an award[29], in New Zealand[30]; and Distinguished New Zealand Geographer Medal[13], an award[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 2005[33].

Why It Matters

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Michelle Thompson-Fawcett do for work?

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett worked as academic[2].

Where did Michelle Thompson-Fawcett go to school?

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett was educated at University of Oxford[9].

What awards did Michelle Thompson-Fawcett receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[11], University of Otago Distinguished Professor[12], and Distinguished New Zealand Geographer Medal[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . otago.ac.nz. otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . nzgs.co.nz. nzgs.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . otago.ac.nz. Retrieved . otago.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . journal.mai.ac.nz. Retrieved . journal.mai.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . journal.mai.ac.nz. Retrieved . journal.mai.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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